Cofinanced by the European Commission. THE NEW CAP From January 2015 More targeted and adaptable...

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Cofinanced by the European Commission

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Cofinanced by the European Commission

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THE NEW CAP

• From January 2015

• More targeted and adaptable than ever§ Large choice of optional schemes and measures§ Transfers between pillars

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ACTIVE FARMER

PRODUCERORGANISATIONS

RISK MANAGEMENT

KNOWLEDGE& INNOVATION

GREENING

Some important new elements:

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Active Farmer

Minimum agricultural activity: precondition for direct payments (to be defined by each Member State)

So excluded: § Landowners not actively involved in farming§ Airports§ Golf clubs, etc.

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Greening

Reward farmers for public goods provided to society: • Maintaining landscapes and biodiversity

• Climate change mitigation

• Food security

How? New “green” payment Compulsory cross–compliance Agri-environment-climate & other rural development measures

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Producer Organisations

• Strengthening of competences: All sectors Collective bargaining

(milk, beef meat , olive oil, cereals, arable crops)

Supply contracts Temporary collective measures

• Cooperation support (rural development)

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Risk Management

• Crisis Reserve (400 million €/year)

• Temporary collective measures (CMO)

• Risk management tools (rural development)§ Extended support for insurance and mutual funds§ New income stabilisation tool

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Knowledge & innovation

• Extended Farm Advisory System Training, business development

Green payments

Water Framework and Pesticides directives

• New EIP AGRI - European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability

• Increased support to Knowledge transfer and Innovation (rural development)

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Direct Payments

Direct Payments

Compulsory schemesBasic PaymentGreen PaymentYoung Farmers

Optional schemesNatural Constraints AreasCoupled SupportRedistributive Payment

Alternative scheme (optional)

Small FarmersReplaces all other

payments

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Direct PaymentsCompulsory schemes for all Member States

Young Farmersfarmers under 40 setting up for the first time

Green Payment• maintenance of permanent grasslands• ecological focus areas• crop diversification

Basic Paymentfor all active farmers

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Direct Payments

Basic Payment

• Precondition for all other schemes

• Subject to cross-compliance§ Simplified list of requirements § Water Framework directive§ Sustainable Use of Pesticides directive

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Direct Payments

Green Payment

• Compulsory for all farmers

• 3 compulsory agricultural practices:§ Maintenance of permanent grassland§ Ecological focus area§ Crop diversification

• Ceiling: up to 30% of national envelope

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Direct Payments

Young Farmers

• New Direct Payment

• Farmers up to 40 setting up for the 1st time

• Shared support with rural development (start–up aid)

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Direct Payments

Optional Schemes for Member States

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Optional Direct Payments

Areas of Natural Constraints

• New Direct Payment

• Mountain Areas (or equivalent) to be defined by each Member State

• Ceiling: up to 5% of national envelope

• Compatible with rural development support

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Optional Direct Payments

Coupled Support

• Only vulnerable crops

• Important crops for economic, social or environmental reasons

• Objective: maintain current production levels

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Optional Direct Payments

Redistributive Payment

• Targeted support to small and medium farms

• First 30 hectares / or national average size

• Maximum 65% of national average payment

• Ceiling: 30% of national envelope

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Common Market Organisation

• New safeguard clauses

• Emergency measures

• Crisis Reserve: 400 mill.€/year deducted from direct payments– returned if unused

RevisionMore responsive & efficient

Public Intervention

Private Storage

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Common Market Organisation• End of production restrictions

• Vine planting: authorisations (+ 1% yearly)

Milk quotas1 April 2015

Vine planting rights 31 December 2015

Sugar quota regime30 September 2017

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Common Market Organisation

• Milk package: collective bargaining supply contracts inter-branch organisations temporary collectives measures

now also possible for:§ beef meat§ olive oil§ cereals and other arable crops

• Producer & Inter–branch Organisations: extended to all sectors

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Common Market Organisation

• School Fruit scheme: 150 million €/year

• School Milk scheme also extended

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Rural Development

• “Greening”: Minimum 30% of RD budget for ‘agri–environment-climate’ and other measures

• Minimum 5% of RD budget for LEADER. Complementarity with other European Structural Funds

• Budget transfer possible between 1st & 2nd pillars

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Knowledge transfer & innovation

CompetitivenessSustainable

management of forests

Restoring, preserving &

enhancing ecosystems

Economic development in rural

areas

Resource efficiencyLow carbon

economy

Food chain organisation

Rural Development 6 priorities

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Rural Development

• Innovation & knowledge transfer § Farm Advisory Services§ EIP AGRI§ Knowledge transfer measure

• Young farmers, Small farmers§ Start–up aid§ Investments

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Rural Development

• Food chain organisation § Support for setting–up producer groups§ Cooperation

• Risk Management Tools§ Grants for insurances, mutual funds § Income stabilisation tool

• Quality and competitiveness§ Participation in quality schemes§ Investments, training, promotion, innovation…

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The list of tools is long.

It’s up to mountain rural actors to make the most out of these opportunities!